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Poet Rafiq Azad at ICU

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Fri Jan 15, 2016 08:17 PM Last update on: Fri Jan 15, 2016 08:36 PM

Rafiq Azad, one of the most prolific and dynamic poets of the country, was admitted to the ICU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka after he suffered a stroke. Star file photo

Renowned poet Rafiq Azad was admitted to the ICU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka this afternoon following a stroke.

One of the most prolific and dynamic poets of the country, Rafiq Azad suffered a stroke around 10:15pm yesterday and was rushed to the Birdem Hospital in the capital.

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He was then taken to a private clinic and later admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of BSMMU around 3:00pm, Deluar Habib Khan, a nephew of the poet, told The Daily Star.

Rafiq Azad has been diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage after a CT scan. Nothing further could be said about his condition until 72 hours pass, Deluar also said, quoting attending doctors.

He is currently unable to talk or recognise anyone, he added.